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Sicario (2015 film)

Sicario
Sicario poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by
  • Basil Iwanyk
  • Thad Luckinbill
  • Trent Luckinbill
  • Edward McDonnell
  • Molly Smith
Written by Taylor Sheridan
Starring
Music by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Cinematography Roger Deakins
Edited by Joe Walker
Production
company
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date
  • May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19) (Cannes)
  • September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes
Country United States
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget $30 million
Box office $85 million

Sicario is a 2015 American action crime-thriller drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin. Written by Taylor Sheridan, the film is about a principled FBI agent who is enlisted by a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel. Sicario was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Distributed by Lionsgate, the film began a limited release in the United States on September 18, 2015, prior to a nationwide release on October 2, 2015.

The film received three Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Editing and three BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Film Music. It was criticized in Mexico for the perceived negative depiction of the city of Juarez, where part of the plot takes place.


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